Aimee Connolly

And I feel, you know, regardless if I acknowledge it at the time when I was growing up.

I am.

Whenever I do share that, I often get a lot of DMs from those who are also single moms themselves.

And this is not about single moms or co-parenting moms or both parents.

It's work and it's kids and it's all the same.

But I would often get a lot of single moms who would send me a DM.

and say like, I am so relieved and emotional to hear your story because people question, like you said, are they present enough?

Are they doing enough?

Are they going to be missing out on things?

And it's actually really quite emotional when you read them.

Cause I'm like, of course you are like, whether you realize it now, whether it's in your teens, when it's, when they hit the twenties, like you're going to have the best relationship and they're going to feel so grateful for all that you've done.

And I, I'm not a mom yet, but

I can't imagine the extra layer of emotion I'll feel when I get there.

I'm thinking back to what my mom went through, you know?

Um, but it's amazing.

And I think, although again, I can't relate, but if kids are, you know, giving shit, if someone's going out to work, I get that.

Cause ultimately they just want their mom or dad around them.

Yeah.

But actually what you're also showing is this amazing example of like you work hard and, um,

you succeed or you push yourself out of your comfort zone and you try new things.